COE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

2. COE PROGRAM OVERVIEW Legislative Authority Requirements & Outcomes Geographic Distribution University Members Unique Funding Combination Role of Industry & Affiliates Annual Meetings Benefits

3. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 Public Law 101-508 Title IX – Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act “The Administrator may make grants to one or more colleges or universities to establish and operate several regional centers of air transportation excellence, whose locations shall be geographically equitable. The responsibilities of each regional center shall include, but not be limited to, the conduct of research concerning airspace and airport planning and design, the air transportation environment, aviation safety and security, the supply of trained air transportation personnel including pilots and mechanics, and other aviation issues pertinent to developing and maintaining a safe and efficient air transportation system.…each center may make contracts with nonprofit research organizations and other appropriate persons….”

4. Selection Criteria – PL 101-508 (d) Selection Criteria. - The Administrator shall select recipients of grants under this section on the basis of the following criteria: (1) the extent to which the needs of the State in which the applicant is located are representative of the needs of the region for improved air transportation services and facilities. (2) the demonstrated research and extension resources available to the applicant to carry out this section. (3) the ability of the applicant to provide leadership in making national and regional contributions to the solution of both long-range and immediate air transportation problems. (4) the extent to which the applicant has an established air transportation program. (5) the demonstratedability of the applicant to disseminate results of air transportation research and educational programs through a statewide or regionwide continuing education program. (6) the projects the applicant proposes to carry out under the grant.

5. FAA COEs - Established COE for Unmanned Aircraft Systems - TBD COE for Alternative Jet Fuels & Environment - 2013 COE for General Aviation - 2012 * COE for Commercial Space Transportation (CST) - 2010 * COE for Research in the Intermodal Transport Environment (ACER/RITE) - 2004 * Joint COE for Advanced Materials (JAMS) - 2004 * FAA/NASA/Transport Canada COE for Aircraft Noise & Aviation Emissions Mitigation (PARTNER) - 2003 * COE for General Aviation (CGAR) – 2001 * COE for Airport Technology (CEAT) – 1995 COE for Airworthiness Assurance (AACE) – 1997 to 2007 + COE for Operations Research (NEXTOR) – 1996 to 2007 Joint Center for Computational Modeling of Aircraft Structures – 1992 to 1996

6. FAA COE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION ADVANCED MATERIALS Un. of Washington – Co-Lead Wichita State Un.- Co-Lead Edmonds Community College Florida Internal Un. Northwestern Un. Purdue Un. Oregon State Un. Tuskegee Un. Un. of California at LA Un. of Delaware Un. of Utah Washington State Un. AIRLINER CABIN ENVIRONMENT – INTERMODAL RESEARCH Auburn Un.- Admin Lead Kansas State Un Harvard Un. Purdue Un. Boise State Un. Un. of Med & Dentistry of NJ GENERAL AVIATION Embry Riddle Aeronautical Un - Lead Un. of Alaska Un. of North Dakota Wichita State GENERAL AVIATION 2012 Purdue Un – Lead The Ohio State Un Iowa State Un Georgia Institute of Technology Florida Institute of Technology Texas A&M Un NOISE AND EMISSIONS MITIGATION MIT – Lead Boston Un. Georgia Tech Harvard Un. Penn State Purdue Un. Stanford Un. of Illinois Un. of Missouri-Rolla Un. of Pennsylvania Un. of North Carolina- Chapel Hill COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION New Mexico State Un.- Admin Lead Stanford Un. Florida Institute of Technology New Mexico Inst of Mining & Technology Florida State Un. Un. of Florida Un. of Central Florida Un. of Colorado at Boulder Un. of Texas Medical Branch AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY Un. of Illinois RPI AIRWORTHINESS ASSURANCE 31 Equal University Partners OPERATIONS RESEARCH UC-B, MIT, UMD, VPI, Geo Mason

7. COE CORE UNIVERSITY MEMBERS Auburn University Boise State University Boston University Edmonds Community College Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida State University Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Iowa State University John Porcari, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Chelsea He, MIT – 2011 DOT FAA COE Student of the Year Kansas State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology New Mexico Inst of Mining & Tech New Mexico State University Northwestern University Oregon State University Pennsylvania State University Purdue University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Stanford University Andrew Leonard, University of North Dakota 2010 DOT FAA COE Student of the Year

8. COE CORE UNIVERSITY MEMBERS Texas A&M University The Ohio State University Tuskegee University University of Alaska at Anchorage University of Alaska at Fairbanks University of California at Los Angeles University of Central Florida University of Colorado at Boulder University of Delaware University of Florida University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Phillip Donovan, UIUC COE for Airport Technology DOT FAA COE Student of the Year Un of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ University of Missouri at Rolla University of North Dakota University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Pennsylvania University of Texas Medical Branch University of Utah University of Washington Washington State University Wichita State University

9. UNIQUE FUNDING COMBINATIONS • COE Grants for Public Purpose - require matching funds to establish, operate and conduct research. Mandated by Congress. • Cost-share Contracts for FAA Purpose - awarded following competitive establishment. Authorized by the White House Reinvention Lab • Centers receive funding from any public or private source. • Each core university receives direct grant awards from FAA. • As set forth in P.L. 101-508: Centers may contract with others as appropriate

10. COE FUNDING LEVELS

11. RESULTS

12. ROLE OF GOV’T & OTHERS • Federal Government - Commits funds for research, education, tech transfer and related activities over a period of 5 - 10 years • Other Public and Private Entities - • Serve on COE Advisory Boards • Provide matching contributions such as cash or in-kind contributions in accordance with OMB guidance such as: • Labor • Materials • Lab space • Host meetings • Etc.

13. COE AFFILIATES / CO-SPONSORS Advanced Transportation R&E Laboratory (ATREL) Aero Shell AeroClave Aerodyne Research Inc. Air Force Research Laboratory Air Tran Airways Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Airborne Express Airbus Industries Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) Airline Pilotss Association (APA) Airports Council International – North America Alaska Airmen’s Association Alaska Airways Alaska Science and Technology Alcoa Technical Center AlliedSignal Allison Engine Company Aloha Airlines American Airlines FedEx Corporation General Electric Company General Aviation Mfg Assn (GAMA) Goodrich Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation Harris Corporation Honeywell Illinois Department of Aeronautics Indiana Department of Transportation International Centre for Indoor Environment & Energy, Technical University of Denmark JENTEK Sensors, Inc. Livermore Software Technology Corp. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Los Angeles World Airports Lufthansa Maryland Aviation Administration Massachusetts Port Authority McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Metron Aviation, Inc. Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority NASA National business Aviation Assn (NBAA) NMS Bio-Defense Sikorsky Aircraft Southern Air Transport Southern California Association of Governments Southwest Research Institute Spitfire Aviation Partners SRI International Illinois Dept. of Transportation STERIS Corporation Sun Microsystems Transport Canada United Airlines United Parcel Service US Airways US DOT Volpe National Transp Systems Center US EPA Virginia Department of Transportation Wyle Laboratories American Eagle Airlines, Inc. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) ARINC Dayton Battelle Bell Helicopter TEXTRON BF Goodrich R&D Center Boeing Company Bombardier Aerospace-Learjet Brookhaven National Lab California DOT Cape Air Cessna Aircraft Chicago O'Hare International Airport Cirrus Aviation Comair, Inc. Continental Airlines Delta Airlines Donaldson Company, Inc. Draper Laboratory Elite Air Center Executive Jet Aviation Experimental Aircraft Assoc (EAA) Northrop Grumman Corporation Northwest Airlines Northwest Composites O'Hare Modernization Program (OMP) O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission Ohio Department of Development Ohio Department of Transportation Pratt & Whitney Professional Flight Attendants Association Raytheon Aircraft Company Regional Airport Authority of Louisville and Jefferson County Rockwell International Rolls Royce SAE International San Francisco Inter. Airport/Community Roundtable Sandia National Laboratories Seagull Technology

14. STREAMLINED ADMINISTRATION • The FAA sponsoring organization assigns a COE Program Manager to each Center. The funding source assigns a Task Monitor to each task. • The Gov’t funds COE projects on an on-going basis following proposal submission and technical evaluations conducted by the sponsoring or funding organization. • Projects may be funded for public purpose - using grants, or for FAA purpose to obtain deliverables - using contracts. • Members meet quarterly during first year, semi-annually thereafter. Universities and industry affiliates host meetings to enhance partnership opportunities. • The COE management, projects, and progress are reassessed within each Phase; matching funds are reconciled, audits requested.

15. COE Annual Meetings • Students are provided an opportunity to highlight their work and engage in technical discussions with leaders in the field, and seek career opportunities. • Senior scientists have a forum for disseminating research results, coordinating efforts, and fielding new research ideas amongst peers. • Government, industry and university members have a venue to engage in discourse to enhance and expand partnership opportunities, generate matching funds, and review research direction and progress – across organizational lines on neutral territory.

16. COE BENEFITS • Promote academic, government & industry scientific networks prepared to enhance the safety, security & efficiency of the national airspace system • Augment government resources and leverage funds through flexible and responsive public/private partnerships • Expand the U.S. math & science pipeline, support STEM goals, and facilitate aerospace recruitment opportunities • Providea formal strategy & trusted structure to coordinate a national research agenda and related education, and training • Advance U.S. technology and expertise while satisfyingCongressional mandate The nation must immediately reverse the decline in and promote the growth of a scientifically and technologically trained U.S. aerospace workforce” Final Report of the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry

17. FAA CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE Patricia Watts, Ph.D. National Program Director Air Transportation Centers of Excellence FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405 Telephone (609) 485-5043 Fax: (609) 485-9430 Email: patricia.watts@faa.gov Website: www.coe.faa.gov

18. COE Alternative Jet Fuels & Environment Questions - Discussion